[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-legend-of-dragon-son-in-law":3,"chapter-legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-1990":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Legend of Dragon Son-in-law",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1750424,2236,"Chapter 1988: Seizure","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-1990",1990,"\u003Cp>Elaenor Wood walked away, always touching his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He constantly felt as if there was an invisible hat on his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he dared not ask Eliezer Pine about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afraid of getting beaten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Never helping again next time.\" He muttered to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing the mall’s surveillance, Julius Reed immediately thought of Devlin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This insidious and treacherous person had already followed the new owner of Pranay Martinez’s body during the Dusty Platform event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Julius Reed believed Devlin must be closely accompanying Pranay Martinez.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coincidentally, both Elaenor Wood and Devlin belonged to the Sealing Pulse, making it easier for them to detect each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, Eliezer Pine happened to be in Gonzalez City investigating matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the safety of Quella Radcliffe and Itai Huntington, Julius Reed urgently contacted Elaenor Wood for assistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elaenor Wood, when with Eliezer Pine, was even stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the relationship with Elaenor Wood, Julius Reed no longer wanted to pursue past grievances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This provided a reasonable excuse to send them somewhere elsewhere for romance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, he was turned down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed held the phone and prepared to contact Hawthorne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found the snake suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the tiger tattooed on his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was well aware of the twelve spirit beasts inside the temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The White Tiger was one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though uncertain if this snake was one of them, a snake inside a human body that allowed the person to survive defied all logic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if not a spirit beast, such a snake needed controlling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were to lose control, the consequences would be severe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, Jesse River, who commands the mighty Bear King, could single-handedly storm the Martial Arts Association headquarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The destructive force is unimaginable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Years ago, Julius Reed didn’t see the snake; in the temple, he found only four and sealed them with gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The matter of the snake?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five thousand years have passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That part of memory should have been stripped away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost no impression left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after a brief chat with Hiddy, Hiddy’s memory of the beasts was equally vague.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exactly when Gonzalez City Mountain still has clues about the Divine Dragon Tripod, Julius Reed must come, whether for Quella Radcliffe or investigating the true Divine Dragon Tripod!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hawthorne, Quella Radcliffe is out of danger. No need to blame yourself over this incident. I’ve arranged Wolf Cavalry to descend for protection around Itai Huntington’s building.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Julius Reed’s words, Hawthorne, who had been smoking silently on the other end of the line, suddenly became spirited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you tell me the sister-in-law is safe, I won’t be sleepy at all! Boss, when will you be here?\" Hawthorne adjusted his suit and flicked the cigarette into the trash bin ten meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where’s the coffin? Ensure its safety. I’m concerned that once Pranay Martinez knows, he might target the snake inside the coffin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Julius Reed finished speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hawthorne shrugged helplessly and rotated the camera.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the screen, a person appeared in the empty corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pranay Martinez!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, Osher Reed, who had possessed Pranay Martinez’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your words seem divinely prophetic; right after you speak, they come looking.\" Hawthorne said somewhat helplessly, \"Boss, you better talk to him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he tossed the phone over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Osher Reed extended a hand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phone exploded mid-air!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shattering into discarded plastic on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still smoking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother, you can break the phone, but remember to clean it up. If someone picks it up and claims this brand catches fire spontaneously, imagine the hassle you’ll cause!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hawthorne removed his jacket, putting one foot atop the coffin. \"Sorry, this is mine, not handing it over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hand it over.\" Osher Reed extended his hand, emotionlessly: \"Surrender it, and I’ll reward you with a quick death. Otherwise, I’ll torture and kill you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand slowly clenched into a fist, his gaze terrifyingly fierce!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brutality, savagery, the qualities Julius Reed didn’t possess, converged into Osher Reed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, I truly can’t give it to you.\" Hawthorne observed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trying to see if the opponent had any weaknesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a clash of experts, capturing a weakness could determine victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you won’t give it to me, I’ll take it myself.\" Osher Reed stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This step made blood-red footprints appear beneath him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Centered around Osher Reed, within a radius of five hundred meters!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning entirely blood red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Floor, walls, rapidly began turning red before the eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previously new walls began aging instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wall skins peeling, blood incessantly dripping along crack lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air reeked of a suffocating bloody scent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, even under Hawthorne’s feet, blood-red began to stain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t an illusion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s Osher Reed’s personal domain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unexpected, your strength is like this.\" Hawthorne pulled out a cigarette from his pocket, calmly smoking on the coffin lid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing such a monster, his resistance seemed futile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Across the world, I know those capable of this, not more than three.\" Hawthorne flicked the cigarette in his hand, pointing at Osher Reed: \"Including you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Too late.\" Osher Reed showed no intention of retracting, his words colder than ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You will die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the words fell!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crimson ground began boiling!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like boiling water!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, bubbles emerged in the ground’s blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hand extended from within!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shortly after, a second hand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both hands continuously groped; soon, a head emerged!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a person!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, a skin puppet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This skin puppet crawled out from the blood on the ground!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other places also started extending hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then heads popped one after another!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, under the blood were ceramic tiles!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But looking now, what’s below remained unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hand emerged under Hawthorne’s foot, grabbing his leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hawthorne’s hand hesitated slightly, pressing the cigarette butt onto that hand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, strangely, that hand showed no reaction, seemingly insensitive to pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cigarette extinguished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dropped onto the blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet it didn’t sink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as if thrown onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Julius Reed’s subordinates are always so stubborn, so ignorant of life or death! So...disappointing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Osher Reed’s extended hand clenched into a fist, raised high!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The half-exposed human skins began desperately struggling, emerging faster from the blood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first puppet totally crawled out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came the second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These puppets were like the monks at Dusty Platform, eyes hollow yet moving freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference was those monks had no bodies, only robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now these puppets were complete human skins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seemingly receiving Osher Reed’s commands, the puppets began stepping toward Hawthorne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nearest puppet to Hawthorne reached out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The puppets moved slowly but with immense destructive power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once touched, certainly fatal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, brother.\" Hawthorne helplessly jumped from the coffin, glancing at his blood-dyed shoes. \"I don’t want to be trapped and become an undead like them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finishing, he ripped open the coffin and slipped inside!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coffin lid shut tight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The puppets’ movements halted.\u003C\u002Fp>",1136,"2026-06-06T17:05:52.876Z",1,"novelbin.me","273968200a2a75686a263e9fbade719eaad4804727ac8698528f78ac1a72a3e4","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-1991","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-1989",2546,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flegend-of-dragon-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]